Transcode and Edit Blackmagic 4K MXF in Sony Vegas Pro

The Blackmagic Design HyperDeck Studio Pro creates files that are perfect for any broadcast and post production workflow! HyperDeck Studio’s uncompressed video files are recorded in QuickTime format to provide universal compatibility with leading video software. Both HyperDeck Studio models also support Apple ProRes and Avid DNxHD industry standard file compression so you can record directly to your preferred video format. DNxHD and ProRes provide 5 times longer recording than uncompressed HD video, while maintaining 10-bit color and full frame 1920 x 1080 sampling. However, if you try to import these amazing Blackmagic MXF footage into Sony Vegas for further editing, you’ll find it a painful experience as error messages keep cropping up from time to time.

In order to find out the reason to the problem, the first thing we should check is whether Sony Vegas Pro is able to support Avid DNxHD MXF format. After visiting Sony Vegas Pro official tech specs, we can see that Avid DNxHD format is not in the list of supported file formats. So in order that we can make Blackmagic MXF recordings editable with Sony Vegas Pro, may I suggest you to transcode Blackmagic MXF videos to MPEG-2 format which is well compatible with Sony Vegas Pro.

In fact, the process is surprisingly easy and can be done with the help of UFUWare MXF Converter. With it, you can effortlessly encode/re-encode Blackmagic MXF footage to MPEG-2/WMV for easy importing and editing in all versions of Sony Vegas. Besides Sony Vegas, this excellent program can also transcode any 4K videos including XAVC/XAVC S, 4K MP4, 4K MOV, etc to Windows Movie Maker, Davinci Resolve, Premiere Pro, Avid Media Composer, Pinnacle Studio and more editing software on Windows.

Here the detailed way to convert Blackmagic MXF files to Sony Vegas Pro is showed. The way to change Blackmagic MXF to Sony Vegas Pro editing videos in Windows is the same. Just make sure you’ve downloaded the right version.

Step 1. Download the MXF to Sony Vegas Pro converter and follow up instructions to finish installation, then launch the program on your computer.

Step 2. You can click “Add File” or drag your recorded Blackmagic MXF files into this top Blackmagic MXF conversion software. Several files can be selected and processed at the same time to save up time.

Step 3. MP4, MOV, WMV and MPG are good formats for Sony Vegas Pro editing, so you can choose one of these format. For example, you can choose “Editing Software” > “Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas MOV (AVC)(*.mov)” as output.

Step 4. If you want to get 3D video for playing and sharing, you can click Edit icon to add 3D effects onto your loaded Blackmagic MXF files. You can also do some editing on the file you want to convert, like cropping unwanted frame from clips, trimming the length of the file, merging separate videos into a new one for your smooth editing.

Step 5. Last, click the “Convert” button to start Blackmagic MXF to Sony Vegas Pro conversion. That’s all you are required to do. In fact, this video converter can help you do more.

Step 6. Once the conversion completes, you can click “Open” to find the videos which can be directly imported to Sony Vegas Pro. You’ve done. Now you can import and edit Blackmagic MXF files in Sony Vegas Pro without any issues.